Takayoshi Noma (野間 峻祥, Noma Takayoshi, born January 28, 1993 in Miki, Hyōgo, Japan) is a Japanese professional baseball player for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
| Takayoshi Noma | |
|---|---|
 Noma with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp | |
| Hiroshima Toyo Carp – No. 37 | |
| Outfielder | |
| Born: January 28, 1993 Miki, Hyōgo, Japan | |
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |
| debut | |
| March 27, 2015, for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp | |
| NPB statistics (through 2021 season) | |
| Batting average | .261 |
| Home runs | 10 |
| Runs batted in | 88 |
| Stolen Bases | 61 |
| Teams | |
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On February 27, 2019, he was selected for Japan national baseball team at the 2019 exhibition games against Mexico.[1]
He uses Dragostea Din Tei by Moldovan pop group O-Zone as his walk-up song, because "Numa Numa" in the lyrics sounds like "Noma Noma" to Japanese people.[2]
References
edit- ^ "ENEOS 侍ジャパンシリーズ2019「日本 vs メキシコ」に出場するメンバー28名が決定". 野球日本代表 侍ジャパン オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). February 18, 2019. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
- ^ "広島野間が感激 打席登場曲の世界的歌手からエール - プロ野球 : 日刊スポーツ". nikkansports.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-04-01.
External links
edit- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- NPB.com
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